2017年9月pets3公共英語三級模擬試題及答案解析

　　【題目】

　　Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford. I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives(高級管理人員) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now 21 on their way to impressive careers. By society’s 22 , they seem to have it made.

　　On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a 23 drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with Longtime roommates, and 24 out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine 25 a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old car with expensive new sports cars.

　　The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some 27 of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they 28 . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31 .

　　People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and 32 the end the idea of leaving, their jobs to work for something they 33 or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion; it’ s 34 . They have loans, bills, a mortgage(抵押貸款)to 35 , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something 36 in their lives, but it’s 37 to step off the track.

　　In a society that tends to 38 everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn form a young age to consider the costs of our 39 in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs 40 in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.

　　21. A. much B. never C. seldom D. well

　　22. A. policies B. standards C. experiments D. regulations

　　23. A. last B. least C. second D. best

　　24. A. cycled B. moved C. slid D. looked

　　25. A. shared B. paid C. equaled D. collected

　　26. A. advertised B. witnessed C. admitted D. demanded

　　27. A. complain B. dream C. hear D. approve

　　28. A. distribute B. hate C. applaud D. neglect

　　29. A. calm B. guilty C. warm D. empty

　　30. A. family B. government C. lifestyle D. project

　　31. A. accustomed B. appointed C. unique D. available

　　32. A. yet B. also C. instead D. rather

　　33. A. let out B. turn in C. give up D. believe in

　　34. A. fundamental B. practical C. impossible D. unforgettable

　　35. A. take of B. drop off C. put off D. pay off

　　36. A. missing B. inspiring C. sinking D. shining

　　37. A. harmful B. hard C. useful D. normal

　　38. A. measure B. suffer C. digest D. deliver

　　39. A. disasters B. motivations C. campaigns D. decisions

　　40. A. assessed B. involved C. covered D. reduced

　　【答案】

　　21.D

　　22.B

　　23.A

　　24.B

　　25.C

　　26.C

　　27.A

　　28.B

　　29.D

　　30.C

　　31.A

　　32.A

　　33.D

　　34.C

　　35.D

　　36.A

　　37.B

　　38.A

　　39.D

　　40.B

　　【解析】

　　26.C 考查動詞以及對語境的理解。 A. advertise意為廣告，B. witnessed意為目擊，C. admitted 意為承認D. demanded意為要求。“The thing is, a number of them have 26 that despite their success, they aren’t happy.” 意為很多人承認，盡管他們很成功，但是很不開心。

　　27.A 考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. complain意為抱怨，B. dream意為夢想，C. hear 意為聽到，D. approve意為證明。根據(jù)上一句的不開心，所以不難得出答案是抱怨。

　　28.B 考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. distribute意為分發(fā)，B. hate意為厭惡，C. applaud意為鼓掌，D. neglect意為忽略。根據(jù)上文的不開心和抱怨，不能得出答案是厭惡。

　　29.D 考查形容詞以及對語境的理解。A. calm意為平靜，B. guilty意為有罪的，C. warm意為溫暖，D. empty意為空的，累的。根據(jù)前面的tired累不能得出答案。Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and 29 。意為有些人不尊重他們工作的公司，說累。

　　30.C 考查名詞以及對語境的理解。A. family意為家庭，B. government意為政府，C. lifestyle意為生活方式，D. project意為項目。前文提到很多都是生活，如學(xué)校生活，工作生活，結(jié)合語境不能得出答案是生活方式。

　　31.A 考查形容詞以及對語境的理解。A. accustomed意為習(xí)慣的，B. appointed意為指定的，C. unique意為獨一無二的，D. available意為可利用的�！癏owever, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the 30 to which they have so quickly become 31 . 意為“但是，不是全身心投入于工作，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)工作只是支持生活方式，而且慢慢他們已經(jīng)對這種方式已經(jīng)行習(xí)慣了�！�

　　32.A 考查連詞以及對語境的理解。A. yet意為但是，表轉(zhuǎn)折，B. also 意為也，表遞進，C. instead 意為代替，D. rather意為相反。此句是長難句。意為：人們總是說走一種滿意的道路，但是最后，離開現(xiàn)在的工作去做一些他們相信或者是一種可以和家人在一起的職務(wù)的想法最終都得出一個這樣的結(jié)論：這是不可能的。根據(jù)句意，前后是轉(zhuǎn)折的關(guān)系，所以選A。

　　33.D 考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. let out 意為發(fā)出，B. turn in意為上交，歸還，C. give up 意為放棄，D. believe in意為相信。此句是長難句。意為：人們總是說走一種滿意的道路，但是最后，離開現(xiàn)在的工作去做一些他們相信或者是一種可以和家人在一起的職務(wù)的想法最終都得出一個這樣的結(jié)論：這是不可能的。

　　34.C 考查形容詞以及對語境的理解。A. fundamental意為基本的，B. practical意為實踐的，C. impossible意為不可能的，D. unforgettable意為難忘的。此句是長難句。意為：人們總是說走一種滿意的道路，但是最后，離開現(xiàn)在的工作去做一些他們相信或者是一種可以和家人在一起的職務(wù)的想法最終都得出一個這樣的結(jié)論：這是不可能的。

　　35.D 考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. take of 意為起飛，B. drop off 意為減少，C. put off意為推遲，D. pay off意為支付。根據(jù)mortgage(抵押貸款)以及結(jié)合常識，不難得出答案。

　　36.A 考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. missing意為失去，B. inspiring意為鼓舞，C. sinking 意為沉沒，D. shining意為閃亮。句意是為他們意識到，在生活中失去missing了一些什么，但是他們卻很難離開這個軌跡。根據(jù)句意不難得出答案。

　　37.B 考查形容詞以及對語境的理解。A. harmful 意為有害的，B. hard 意為困難的，C. useful意為有用的，D. normal意為正常的。句意是為他們意識到，在生活中失去了一些什么，但是他們卻很難hard離開這個軌跡。根據(jù)句意不難得出答案。

　　38. A 考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. measure 意為衡量，B. suffer意為遭受，C. digest意為消化，D. deliver意為運送。句意為當(dāng)前的社會，人們趨向于用錢來衡量measure所有的事情，我們在很小的時候就知道，應(yīng)該考慮我們決定的經(jīng)濟代價。

　　39.D 考查名詞以及對語境的理解。A. disasters 意為災(zāi)難，B. motivations意為動機，C. campaigns意為戰(zhàn)役，D. decisions意為決定。句意為當(dāng)前的社會，人們趨向于用錢來衡量所有的事情，我們在很小的時候就知道，應(yīng)該考慮我們決定decisions的經(jīng)濟代價。

　　40.B 考查動詞以及對語境的理解。A. assessed意為評估，B. involved意為涉及，C. covered意為覆蓋，D. reduced意為減少。Involved in 意為參與。句意為：那么，在追求錢高于意義的情況下，我們的參與的個人以及社會代價呢?

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